We thought Germany would win their group and that by winning our group we wouldn't face them now but in the semi-finals. But they came second and we faced a team with tremendous quality, especially from free-kicks, and that decided the game. We lost because we didn't do things properly – dead-ball situations, free-kicks and other things. We had assigned certain players to mark Ballack and other German players, but at free-kicks our players went with different players and Germany made the most of it. I am the main person responsible for us not being in the last four because I choose the players and the tactics. I am very disappointed because we had the quality to reach the semi-finals but in a decisive game like this we made mistakes in concentration.
source: http://www.euro2008.uefa.com
